(1) Appoint, with the approval of the commission, a deputy
director for each of the divisions established in this article.
The deputy directors appointed shall serve at the will and
pleasure of the director at an annual salary established by the
commission. Deputy directors shall not be eligible for civil
service coverage as provided in section four, article six,
chapter twenty-nine of this code;

(2) The director shall hire, pursuant to the approval of the
commission, such professional, clerical, technical and
administrative personnel as may be necessary to carry out the
provisions of this article. No person shall be employed by the
lottery who has been convicted of a felony or other crime
involving moral turpitude. Each person employed by the
commission shall execute an authorization to allow an
investigation of that person's background;

(3) Designate the number and types of locations at which
tickets may be sold.

(b) Effective the first day of July, one thousand nine
hundred eighty-six, all employees of the commission, except as
otherwise provided herein, shall be in the classified service
under the provisions of article six, chapter twenty-nine of this
code.

(c) The director shall, pursuant to the approval of the commission, prepare and submit the annual proposed appropriations
for the commission to the governor.

Note: WV Code updated with legislation passed through the 2016 Regular Session
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